JP5711717B2 - Emulsion type paint - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an emulsion type paint.

  Recently, in order to reduce the heating and cooling costs of buildings and the reduction of carbon dioxide due to heating and cooling, thermal insulation treatment is increasingly applied to buildings. Since it is difficult to make a new wall or roof from the viewpoint of cost and the like, it is often performed to apply a heat insulating paint (including a paint that selectively reflects infrared rays) to the surface.

  Many of the heat insulating paints are mixed with a hollow body such as glass or shirasu having a small heat transfer coefficient. The inside of the hollow body is close to air or vacuum. Since it is small (10 to 600 μm), it hardly breaks.

  In addition, the roofs and walls of buildings are naturally exposed to the outside air and often become dirty with dust or smoke. If the surface becomes dirty, the reflectance of light decreases, it becomes easier to absorb heat, and the heat insulation effect is lowered.

  It is known to mix photocatalysts into paints as they can prevent pollution or decompose pollutants and run in the rain. By the catalytic action of the photocatalyst, organic substances and the like adhering to the surface are decomposed so as to be dissipated in the air or easily washed away.

A combination of a hollow body and a photocatalyst is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This is one in which fine particles of a photocatalyst are fixed to the surface of a hollow body.
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However, in this Patent Document 1, since the photocatalyst oxidizes and decomposes organic substances, it is necessary to deal with this point when used in organic paints, but there is no such description at all. In addition, the photocatalyst is fixed with a normal adhesive, and it is not considered that the adhesive is oxidatively decomposed, and it is doubtful whether it can be actually used.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a paint that serves the purpose of preventing dirt and heat insulation, greatly reducing the decomposition of the resin, and can be easily applied.

In view of the current situation, the present inventor has completed the emulsion type paint of the present invention as a result of earnest research, and the feature thereof is a hollow balloon having photocatalyst fine particles fixed to the surface by a silane coupling agent. , Organic resin, colloidal silica and water.

The present invention is an emulsion-type paint, in which a resin component is made into an emulsion with water. An emulsion is a liquid in which other liquid (resin here) that does not dissolve in a liquid (here water) is uniformly dispersed and floated in the form of fine particles, and is called an emulsion.
Any resin component may be used, such as acrylic, vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl acetate, fluororesin, and urethane.

  The present invention is characterized in that a hollow balloon and colloidal silica are mixed with this resin emulsion. The mixed components will be described below.

The hollow balloon is a sphere having air (something close to vacuum) inside, and includes a glass balloon, a shirasu balloon, and the like, which may be natural or artificial. A shirasu balloon is a volcanic eruption that is a hollow particle having closed cells, which is obtained by firing and expanding volcanic glass particles mainly composed of silica and alumina in a shirasu at about 1000 ° C. .

  The size of the balloon is preferably 10 to 100 μm, and more preferably 30 to 60 μm.

A photocatalyst refers to a substance that exhibits a function as an oxidation catalyst when irradiated with visible light or ultraviolet light. Anatase crystals of titanium oxide are well known, but others may be used. The size of the fine particles of the catalyst is about 2 nm to 500 nm, more preferably about 20 nm to 300 nm.

  A silane coupling agent is a compound of an organic substance and silicon, has a plurality of reactive groups, and binds two substances. Some reactive groups have different types and some are suitable for linking different substances. Among these, tetraethyl orthosilicate called TEOS was suitable in the experiment.

  All the conventional photocatalyst adhesive aggregates are bonded with an adhesive such as a normal acrylic resin or epoxy resin. Of course, the silane coupling agent is also a kind of adhesive, but its adhesion principle is completely different from that of conventional adhesion such as acrylic resin and epoxy resin. Conventional resin-based materials are bonded by intermolecular attractive forces (van der Waals force), but silane coupling agents are bonded by intermolecular bonds (reactions), such as covalent bonds or hydrogen bonds. And its binding power is very strong. Also, the amount used is completely different and may be very small.

In addition, a normal adhesive coats the photocatalyst fine particles as a whole, but in the case of a silane coupling agent, the photocatalyst itself is not completely coated so as not to come into contact with air. This alleviates the decrease in catalytic effect.

The amount ratio of the hollow balloon, the photocatalyst, and the silane coupling agent is preferably 3 to 20 parts by weight for the photocatalyst and 5 to 20 parts by weight for the silane coupling agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the hollow balloon.
Moreover, this manufacturing method should just mix and stir these three components.

  Colloidal silica is a colloid of silicon oxide or a hydrate thereof, and the particle size is about 10 to 300 nm. As an example of the production method, there is a method of dialysis after dilute hydrochloric acid is allowed to act on silicate.

The mixing ratio of each component of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is 8 to 15 parts by weight of a hollow balloon (with a photocatalyst) and 10 to 200 parts by weight of colloidal silica (in terms of solid content) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the resin component. Part (more preferably 30-60) is preferred. The amount of water is arbitrary as long as it can be mixed and applied as an emulsion. Usually, it is about 50-150 weight part with respect to 100 weight part of resin.

  Although the above is an essential component for the present invention, other components may be added without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, as a paint, it is a pigment for coloring. Furthermore, you may mix what is normally mixed with a coating material.

  In particular, the above-described silane coupling agent may also be mixed. This is for bonding the hollow balloon and the silica particles of colloidal silica. If it does in this way, a silica particle comes to be located on the surface side, ie, just under a hollow balloon, and protection of a resin layer will be enforced more thoroughly. The mixing amount of the silane coupling agent at this time is about 1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the coating component.

  Further, a metal powder may be mixed. For example, chromium, aluminum, iron, copper and the like. This is to prevent electrification by adding a conductive agent, and to prevent dirt from being adsorbed by static electricity. The mixing amount of the metal powder is about 5 to 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the coating component.

  The paint of the present invention is applied to an outer wall of a building, a metal roof (tilebar, etc.), and other places that require heat insulation. The coating thickness is free, but is usually about 200 to 600 μm. Moreover, you may apply | coat another heat insulation paint etc. before apply | coating this invention paint.

  The operation of the paint of the present invention will be described. The paint of the present invention is an emulsion. The emulsion resin is one in which water gradually evaporates after application and the remaining resin component solidifies. Therefore, immediately after coating, the coating layer is rich in water on the surface side and the deep layer is rich in resin, resulting in a state of being divided into two layers. This is the same whether the application is horizontal or vertical.

  The present invention includes a hollow balloon. The hollow balloon has a small specific gravity and has a photocatalyst fixed thereon, and is about 0.2 to 1.0. Therefore, this hollow balloon comes out to the surface side. When the hollow balloon comes out on the surface side, it means that the photocatalyst comes out on the surface, and has an effect of bringing the photocatalyst into contact with air.

  Colloidal silica is also dispersed in water and is present on the water side of the resin. Therefore, it is divided into layers of hollow balloon, colloidal silica, and resin in order from the surface side, although it is not clear. For this reason, the oxidative decomposition effect of the photocatalyst is blocked from reaching the resin layer by the colloidal silica layer.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) By simply applying the paint of the present invention, three layers of a resin layer, a photocatalyst layer, and a protective layer for protecting the resin layer can be formed.
(2) Since the photocatalyst is exposed on the surface, the dirt adhering to the surface is decomposed by the oxidative decomposition action of the photocatalyst and volatilizes or is washed away with rain or the like. Therefore, an antifouling effect can be expected.
(3) The hollow balloon has a large heat insulating effect.
(4) Since colloidal silica is used, the resolution of the photocatalyst is cut off and the life of the underlying resin is extended.
(5) Since the silane coupling agent is used as an adhesive, the photocatalyst is not easily detached from the hollow balloon.

It is sectional drawing when one example of the paint of the present invention is applied.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the examples.

As Example 1, the following paint was prepared.
Resin component: Acrylic resin: 100 parts by weight Hollow balloon: Shirasu balloon with photocatalyst: 20 parts by weight (The photocatalyst is bonded with a silane coupling agent)
Hollow balloon size: 35μm
Photocatalytic amount: 3 parts by weight Colloidal silica: 30 parts by weight (in terms of solid content)
Water: 100 parts by weight This was mixed and stirred.

As Example 2, the following paint was prepared.
Resin component: Acrylic resin: 100 parts by weight Hollow balloon: Shirasu balloon with photocatalyst: 25 parts by weight (the photocatalyst is bonded with a silane coupling agent)
Hollow balloon size: 40μm
Photocatalytic amount: 3.5 parts by weight Colloidal silica: 35 parts by weight (in terms of solid content)
Water: 100 parts by weight Silane coupling agent (additional part): 5 parts by weight This was mixed and stirred.

Moreover, the following three were prepared as comparative examples.
Comparative Example 1
Resin component: Acrylic resin: 100 parts by weight Photocatalyst amount: 3 parts by weight Colloidal silica: 70 parts by weight (in terms of solid content)
Water: 100 parts by weight This was mixed and stirred.

As Comparative Example 2, the following paint was prepared.
Resin component: Acrylic resin: 100 parts by weight Hollow balloon: Shirasu balloon with photocatalyst: 30 parts by weight (The photocatalyst is bonded with acrylic resin)
Hollow balloon size: 45μm
Photocatalyst amount: 4.5 parts by weight Colloidal silica: 30 parts by weight (in terms of solid content)
Water: 100 parts by weight This was mixed and stirred.

As Comparative Example 3, the following paint was prepared.
Resin component: Acrylic resin: 100 parts by weight Hollow balloon: Shirasu balloon with photocatalyst: 40 parts by weight (The photocatalyst is bonded with a silane coupling agent)
Hollow balloon size: 45μm
Photocatalyst amount: 6 parts by weight Water: 100 parts by weight This was mixed and stirred.

The paint of Example 1 was applied on a metal plate. The coating thickness was 400 μm. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of this coating film. It is still in a state before being fully cured.
Although this is the place applied to the horizontal surface (metal plate) 1, it does not substantially change even if applied to the vertical surface. There is an acrylic resin layer 2 near the metal surface 1, and an aqueous phase (meaning that the concentration of water is high) 3 is above it. Of course, there is no clear layer distinction as in this figure.

  A hollow balloon 4 is raised on the surface of the aqueous phase. In addition, silica particles of colloidal silica are gathered immediately below the portion. This prevents decomposition of the lower resin layer.

Table 1 shows configurations and mixing amounts in Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1, 2, and 3.
In Example 2, the silane coupling agent was added to Example 1 when the whole was mixed. Moreover, the comparative example 1 mixes a photocatalyst as it is, without using a hollow balloon. In Comparative Example 2, a photocatalyst is bonded to a hollow balloon with an acrylic resin instead of a silane cup agent. Finally, Comparative Example 3 is an example in which colloidal silica is not used.

Table 2 shows these effects.

The antifouling effect in Table 2 was visually observed. In all cases, it was almost white when applied. It was left outdoors for 2 months and the color change was observed. This is because when the dirt adheres, it becomes black. ○ was almost unchanged, △ was a little grayish, and x was clearly stained.
Although there was a color change in the comparative example, it was hardly observed in the example.
This difference is sufficiently effective in Examples 1 and 2 because the photocatalyst is present on the surface side and is not buried in the resin. In Comparative Example 1, it is considered that the photocatalyst is buried in the resin, and there are few that are present on the surface and exhibit a catalytic effect. In Comparative Example 2, it is considered that the adhesive fixing the photocatalyst was decomposed by the photocatalyst, and as a result, the photocatalyst was detached and scattered.

The following hydrophilicity was compared by the contact angle of water droplets. The smaller the contact angle is, the more hydrophilic it is. In the examples, both were 20 degrees or less, and in the comparative examples, all were 40 degrees or more.
This is also considered to have made a difference for the same reason as described above.

  In addition, the deterioration of the resin was compared with the degree of deterioration of the resin by the photocatalyst. In the same manner as above, the plate coated with the paint was exposed to direct sunlight and left for one month, and then the degree of choking was observed. ◎: no change at all, ○: almost no change, △: slightly white turbidity, x: clear whitening.

  First, in Comparative Example 1, it was obvious that there was no hollow balloon and the heat insulation effect was small, but it was obvious that the heat insulation effect was small, but the photocatalytic effect was not so small for the deterioration of the resin. The same was true for Comparative Example 2. In Comparative Example 3, since there was no colloidal silica, the main body resin and the photocatalyst were not shielded, and the deterioration of the resin was severe.

1 Metal plate 2 Acrylic resin layer 3 Water phase

Claims (1)

An emulsion type paint comprising a hollow balloon having photocatalyst fine particles fixed on the surface by a silane coupling agent, an organic resin, colloidal silica, and water.

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